Nursing bottle holder



M. KOPEC NURSING BOTTLE HOLDERv April 27, 1965 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Feb. 5, 1962 INVENTOR. MEL. KOPEC April 27, 1965 M. KoPEc NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 5, 1962 @mmmmmmwwwwumuwm rNvENTon M E L KO D E. C BY M M k Afr/:HNE y im: ...E

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INVENTOR. M E L KOPE C United States Patent 3,180,600 NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER Mel Kopec, 550 Chester St., Brooklyn, N Y. Filed Feb. 5, 1962, Ser. No. 170,945 2 Claims. (Ci. 248-104) This invention relates generally to bottle holders and more particularly to new and useful improvements in an extensible and exible holder assembly for supporting an infants nursing bottle from a baby carriage, crib or the like.

A principal object of the present invention is to provide an extensible and flexible bottle holder assembly adapted to be secured to a stationary part of a baby carriage, crib or the like and to reach to a point adjacent an infant in the carriage or crib, supporting a nursing bottle at a desired angle.

Another object of the invention is to provide such an extensible and flexible bottle holder assembly that can readily be swung away from the infant when not in use.

A further object is to provide novel means for readily mounting the bottle holder assembly on a stationary part of a baby carriage, crib or the like.

It is a further object of the invention to provide novel means for readily mounting the bottle holder assembly on a stationary part of a baby carriage, crib or the like, which means includes a rod coupling device including a socket for the rod with spaced cylindrical rods for holding the rod in clamped condition.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a exiblevention applied thereto, a nursing bottle being shown in dot-dash lines.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged vertical elevational view of the bottle holder assembly in extended condition, parts being shown in disassembled condition.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the center of the clutch device, parts being shown in elevation, the coupling sleeve being shown in position preparatory to entry thereinto.

FIG. 4 is a similar View looking from the right of FIG.

3, the coupling sleeve being shown partially entered. FIG. 5 is a view similar rto FIGQK4 but showing the coupling sleeve farther in the clutch device.

FIG. 6 is a similar View showing the coupling sleeve inserted to its nal position in the clutch device.

FIG. 7 is a disassembled side elevational view ofthe clutch device of FIG. 3.

FIG. 8 is a top perspective View of a crib with the improved nursing bottle holder assembly applied thereto, a nursing bottle being shown in dot-dash lines.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of FIG. 8, parts being shown broken away.

FIG. l0 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line itl-10 of FIG. 9.

FIG. ll is a vertical sectional view taken on the line Il-ll of FIG. l0.

FIG. 12 is a spread perspective View of the mounting unit shown in FIG. 9. Y

FIG. 13 is a side elevational view of a nursing bottle ICC holder assembly embodying a modified form of clamping and mounting device, the support being shown in dotdash lines, a supported nursing bottle being shown in full lines.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged vertical sectional view taken on the line 14-14 of FIG. 13. f y

Referring to the drawings in detail, in FIG. 1 a baby carriage I@ is shown having a body 12 mounted on wheels 14 and being open at ythe top. A closure for the open top in the form of a collapsible hood 16 is provided. An inwardly extending ange I8 is provided around the open top of the body. A handle 20 moves the carriage.

In carrying out the invention, an extensible and flexible nursing bottle holder assembly is mounted on the ange 18 adjacent the handle 20 and is indicated generally at 22. The bottle holder assembly 22 comprises an elongated round flexible metal cable 240i tubular coiled formation adapted to llex and to bend in various directions and angles. At one end of the cable, an internally n screw threaded tapered socket 26 is suitably fixed forming an extension of the cable. A sleeve 28 encircles the other end of the cable and is suitably fixed thereto. A solid screw threaded round extension St) protrudes from the outer end of the sleeve forming an extension of the cable.

The nursing bottle holder proper is indicated generally at 32 and is adapted to be attached to the socketed end 4of the cable 24. This bottle holder includes an elongated multi-sided tubular sleeve 34 preferably formed of metal or other suitable material. The inner surface of the sleeve is roughened as indicated at 36. A round lug 38 extends from the outer surface of the sleeve midway its ends for supporting a round rod 40 extending parallel to but spaced from the sleeve. The free end of the rod is formed with a round screw threaded extension 42 extending slightly beyond the adjacent endl of the sleeve. Extension 42 is threaded into the socket 26 on the end of cable 24.

The sleeved end of the cable 24 is adapted to be fixedly secured to a thin hat horizontal supporting surface such as the flange 18 of the carriage It) by means of a headed screw 46, a gripping clutch device 48 iixed on the shank of the screw, and a coupling sleeve 50 operatively interposed between the clutch device and threaded extension 30 of the cable 24. Thescrew extends upwardly through a hole (not shown) in the ange 18 with its shank extending above the flange.

The clutch device 48 includes a cylindrical tubular body 52 formed with an enlarged internally screw threaded nut portion 54 at one end thereof. The body and nut portion dene a shoulder 56. Adjacent its other end, the body is formed with opposed slots 58 with downwardly and outwardly inclined edge walls 60 and with hooked topwalls 62. Short cylinder rollers 63 seat in the top ends of the slots 5S with their peripheries projecting inwardly of the bore of the body 52. Outwardly of the slots, the body is formed with an annular groove 64. A coiled compression spring 68 is sleeved around the body 52 with one end seated on the shoulder 56 and its other end impinging against a washer 66 seated against an inturned ilange 70 on a shell 72 placed around the spring and body 52. The shell is formed with annular spaced knurled ring portions 74 to facilitate manipulation thereof. A split ring 76 seats in groove 64 of body 52 of the shell.

The coupling sleeve 5() is internally screw threaded and has one end threaded onto the threaded extension 30 of y the cable 24. The other end of the coupling sleeve is 78, thereby tying the cable 24 and clutch devicer48 to each other.

A perforated dome-shaped plate 32 may be placed Varound-the juncture between the screw 46 and clutch de.- vice 4S and may be seated on the tiange 18 in order to finish olf andstabilize the mounting.

The shell 72 and washer 66 are normally urged to up-Y ward position as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4 by means of the compressed spring 68 when the rollers or round bars 63 are` seated in slots 58 and across washer 66, Vwith portions of the rollers seated in the annular curved neck of the coupling sleeve t) thereby holding thefsleeve and connected clutch device 4S on the ilange 18 of the carriage.

1t?. By manually sliding the shell 72 with washer 66 downwardly along the body 52 as shown in FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the rollers 63 fall by gravity downwardly along the slanting walls 62 of the slots 53 away from their seats in the curved neclc'S ofthe coupling sleeveto the position shown in FIG. 5, thereby uncoupling the sleeve ,from the clutch` device permitting withdrawal of the cableV 24 from the clutch. device and carriage. When downward pressure Iis released from the shell, the spring 68Ywill retract the shell, washer and rollers to normal position.

It willy be understood that the cable 24 may be swung to various positions accordingto Lthe circumstances to assist inrpositioning they bottle B conveniently near the infant and to hold the bottle at the proper inclination or 'angle for the proper discharge of the milk. The bottle holder assembly thus enables the bottle to be yproperly heldunder various conditionsy and without the liabilityof the bottle becoming displaced.

In FXG. 8, a crib 86 of ordinary construction is shown with the nursing bottle holder assembly 22 mounted thereon in position to feed an infant in-the crib.Y TheA crib is shown with upright spaced posts 88 at the sides, joined by top rails 96, upright spaced posts 92 at the rear joined by a top rail 94.' The front of the crib has tired bottom upright posts 96 and hinged upper upright posts 93 joined to the bottom posts by hinges 100. The corner posts 162 of the crib are supported on casters 104.

In mounting the bottle Aholder assembly 22 onto the crib, the headed screw'rlo is replaced by a non-headed screw 46 adapted to receive `a wing nut 10.6 on one end i thereof. A short board 108 is placed across the outer surface of several of the center posts 83 at one side of the crib and a longer and wider board 11) across the inner surface of the'same posts in alignment with the shorter Aboard 1%. One end of the shank of the screw 46' is threaded through aligned holes 112 and 114, in the boards` 103 and 110, respectively, and into the nut portionSrl of the clutch device 48. The wing nut 1% is threaded onto `the protruding outer end of the screw thereby clamping the bottle holder assembly 22 in position on the crib for' supporting a nursing bottle B for feeding an infante" in the crib.

in FIGS. 13 and 14, the nursing bottle holderV assembly 22a is shown with modified means for mounting the bottle holder assembly on a flat support S. In this form of bottle holder assembly, the clutch device 4S and coupling sleeve v59 are replaced with la clamping device 121i. The clamping device has a C-shaped body including a bight portion 122 and radiating top and bottom leg portions 124 and 12o, respectively, as viewed in FIG. 13.

' in ,assemblingy the cable 2liand clamping device 1245,

Vthe threaded extension Sil of the sleeve 28 is threaded through the hole 12S in the top'leg portion. 124 as seen in FIG.. 14.

In securingthe bottle holder `assembly 22a to the iiat support S, the C-shaped body of the clamping device 125 is placed around the side ofthe support S with its top legrportion 124 resting on the top surface of the support and with the saddle. 138"in contact with theibottorn surface of the support as shown in FIG. 13. By setting up on the screw 134, the support is clamped between the top leg portion 124 and the saddle 13S thereby Vsecurely fastening the bottle holder `assembly 22a on thesupport.

lt is to be understood lthat the flexible member 24 and the various parts of the bottle holder rmaybe made ot plastic materiaLby moulding or any other manner.

While I `have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to ibe understood that l do not limit myselfto the precise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes and modications may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.y

Having thus described Ymy inventiomwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent 1. A nursing bottle holder assembly.k comprising an elongated exible .cableof-coiled tubularv formation having a socket at one end,.a tubular` bottle-support in the form of a sleeve detachably connected to the socket, a threaded extension on the'other end of they cable, an elongated headed screw adapted to extend through an openingl in a horizontal support, avclutch device lhaving a cylindrical tubular body portion with opposedslots therein and with a nut portion at one end fastened to the end of the screw, a coupling sleeve having one'end threaded onto the threaded extension on the cable'fand having a curved neck portion at its other end plugged into the other end of the body portion of the clutch devicemovable rollers lin the opposed slots in thej tubular body portion of the clutch device adapted to engagetheneck portion of the coupling sleeve for fastening the cable to the clutch device, a spring-pressed shell'manually slidable over the tubular body yportion of the clutch device, a washer seated against said shell'and normally holding the rollers in the curved neck portion of the coupling sleeve, said rollers adapted to fall by gravity along the inclined Walls .of the slots away from the curved neck portion of the coupling sleeve yupondownward movement ofy the kshell whereby the coupling sleeve andcable are released from the clutch device, and a dome-shapedperforated plate covering the juncture between theY end of the headed screw and the nut portion of the clutch device.

2. In combination with a crib having upstanding side posts, aV nursing bottle holder kassembly mounted on a pluralityrof said side posts, said bottle holder assembly comprising an elongated iiexible cable of coiled tubular formation having a Vsocket at one end, a tubularbottle-support in the formV of a sleeve detachably connected to the socket, a ,threaded extension on theY other end of the TheV topY and bottom leg portions are formed withaligned threaded cable, ya clutch device havinga tubular body portion with a nut portion at yone end of the body, saidtubular body portion having opposed slots therein,}a coupling sleeve having one end threaded onto the threaded 'extension of the `cable and having a curved neck` portion at its other end plugged into the other end of the tubular body portion of the clutch device, movable rollers inthe opposed slots in the tubular body portion adaptedto engage the neck portion'of the coupling sleeve-vfor'fastening the cable to the' clutch device,1 a spring pressed shell. manually slidable over theY tubular body portion of Vthe clutch device, arwasher lseated against saidfshell and normally holding the rollers in the curved neck `portion of the coupling sleeve, said .rollers adapted to fall by gravity along the inclined walls of the slots away from the curved neck portion of the coupling sleeve upon downward movement of theshell, andmeans for mounting the bottle holder assembly `on the side .postsincluding boards disposed on 5 6 the outer and inner surfaces of said posts in alignment, 2,258,076 Taylor Oct. 7, 1941 said boards having aligned openings therein, a screw ex- 2,448,189 Mott Aug. 31, 1948 tending through the openings in said boards with one 2,711,872 Lampke June 28, 1955 end threaded into the nut portion of the clutch device, and 2,847,177 Ronan Aug. 12, 1958 a wing nut 0n the other end ofthe screw for clamping the 5 2,913,263 Zajac Nov, 17, 1959 holder assembly to the posts.

References Cited in the flle of this patent FOREGN PATENTS UNITED STATES PATENTS 994,375 France 0f 1951 110,037 De Rosa Maf- 1, 1938 10 CLAUDE A. LE ROY, Primary Examiner.

2,183,332 Haritos Dec. 12, 1939 

1. A NURSING BOTTLE HOLDER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE CABLE OF COILED TUBULAR FORMATION HAVING A SOCKET AT ONE END, A TUBULAR BOTTLE-SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF A SLEEVE DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO THE SOCKET, A THREADED EXTENSION ON THE OTHER END OF THE CABLE, AN ELONGATED HEADED SCREW ADAPTED TO EXTEND THROUGH AN OPENING IN A HORIZONTAL SUPPORT, A CLUTCH DEVICE HAVING A CYLINDRICAL TUBULAR BODY PORTION WITH OPPOSED SLOTS THEREIN AND WITH A NUT PORTION AT ONE END FASTENED TO THE END OF THE SCREW, A COUPLING SLEEVE HAVING ONE END THREADED ONTO THE THREADED EXTENSION ON THE CABLE AND HAVING A CURVED NECK PORTION AT ITS OTHER END PLUGGED INTO THE OTHER END OF THE BODY PORTION OF THE CLUTCH DEVICE, MOVABLE ROLLERS IN THE OPPOSED SLOTS IN THE TUBULAR BODY PORTION OF THE CLUTCH DEVICE ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE NECK PORTION 